Jack saved the island and by saving the island he saved everyone. His last sight was the Ajira flight getting off the island while Vincent laid down to comfort him in the very bamboo field where he first woke up in season one. The last shot, of Jack's eye finally closing, was poetic.
What we witnessed tonight was Jack's entry into heaven, where there is no "now" and everyone that meant the most to him, at the most important time of his life, was there with him. The sheer joy on each character's face as they remembered their lives and rediscovered each other was sheer joy.
And so very, very comforting.
No, the meaning of the numbers was not answered, but the story was so beautiful, touching, hopeful and meaningful, I loved it. Full write up to come, in which I may find more unanswered questions to be annoyed about, but for now--for right now, for me---the questions this show answered and the way in which they were answered was nothing short of wonderful.
Bravo.
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Thank you for this post (and all the others, too,) it made me feel better about the ending. I thought the finale was lame until reading your take on it. :)
For instance, I couldn't figure out how the people on the plane with Lapidus were dead in the church, when they appeared to survive as Jack watched them fly away through the trees.
Throughout the whole series there were subtle details I would miss and you were so good at explaining them.
I am sad this show is over - I have truly loved it.
Thanks again for keeping my pea brain up to speed with this intellectual, thought-provoking series.
The show was entertaining, but flawed. It could have been better. It could have been a great show on the same level as BABYLON 5 and BUFFY. But it wasn't. At least for me.
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